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After all the helpful comments I decided to support each end of the rails with some metal stretcher plates screwed into each post. I'm still waiting for some F-clamps to hold the split in the rail together while the PVA glue sets. This is a low priority job for now. When it's done I will post...

Thanks for that excellent idea HJ. The bedposts are 60mm thick pine so there's plenty of room underneath the rails to fix a piece of 2x1 at each bedpost. I'm most likely to go with using the PVA adhesive to fix the cracks on the end of the rails as BingyMan suggested, and then cut some pieces of...

Looks something like Stixall to me Droogs - they are both hybrid polymers

Hi clogs, Yes I agree - there's not much that can go wrong with a metal bed frame. When I was a lad in our guest house we used to have metal bed frames with a single spring base that were held together at each end by cast iron brackets that had a tapered wedge that fitted into a corresponding...

Thanks for all your replies. I understand that I need to glue and clamp the split to allow it to dry first, which is what I shall do. Good suggestion from DBC to practice how to hold it all together before doing a final run with the glue. I do have a selection of G-clamps to hold things in place...

I like the dents and knocks - it gives it some character :)

This might do the job. It's water-based, flexible and you can get it in different colors as well. I used to use gripfill, but I like Stixall much better than GF now. https://www.everbuild.co.uk/products/adhesives/hybrid-sealants/stixall/

Hi all. I'm trying to figure out the quickest and cheapest way to renovate the long rails on a second-hand pine bed frame I bought during the lock down. This is just for my own personal use at home, to raise my mattress off the floor. I don't have access to a workshop, so this needs to be a...